Remove the Server From the Rack
You must remove the server from the rack to remove
or install these components:
Motherboard
Drive backplane
| Caution - The server chassis is heavy. To
avoid personal injury, use two people to remove the server from
the rack. |
- Shut
down the host.
- Remove power from the server.
See Removing Power From the Server.
- Disconnect all the cables and
power cords from the server.
- Extend the server to the maintenance
position.
See Extend the Server to the Service Position.
- Release the optional CMA from the rail
assembly.
The CMA is still attached to the cabinet, but the server chassis
is now disconnected from the CMA. See Release the CMA.
- From the front of the server,
pull the release tabs forward and pull the server forward until
it is free of the rack rails.
A release tab is located on each rail.
- Set the server on a sturdy work
surface.